Chapter 295: Debut, Becoming

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"Huh, I actually leveled up?"

Yun Mu was slightly stunned, but she quickly shifted her attention to the Alchemy Array in front of her.

She gained some experience points every night provided by those reading *Torina's Adventure Journal*, so it was nothing to be surprised about to level up at this moment.

Compared to this 【Sea Roller Bomb (Green)】

【Skill: Throw】

【Ranged / 3-unit damage / 80 fixed damage】

【Range 6】

【Base Precision 160】

【Passive Skill: Tide】

【After exploding, there is an 80% probability of inflicting the 【Torrent】 debuff on the enemy.】

【Torrent: Disables life recovery for units not immune to Torrent, and deals 3 damage per turn, lasting for three turns.】

【An alchemy item refined by 【Divine · Artist · Civilization Spreader · Yun · Mu】. Its appearance looks just like a seed of a Sea Rolling Ball, however, if one were to trigger it... hehe, you know.】

【Note: The Sea Roller Bomb can explode even in water.】

"Yay, success!"

And looking at the effects, it is very different from the Chestnut Bomb.

First of all, the damage is 15 points higher than the Chestnut Bomb; although the base precision is 20 lower, it doesn't matter.

Being short that little bit of base precision does not affect her hit rate; after all, Yun Mu's own Precision Correction is very high.

Besides that, the passive skill changed from 【Fragment】 to 【Tide】, which is likely due to the characteristics of the Hardwood Chestnut and the Sea Rolling Ball.

Fragment belongs to burst damage; the more fragments the enemy is hit by, the higher the damage.

While the 【Torrent】 debuff caused by Tide belongs to damage over time; although the effect is very powerful, capable of prohibiting life recovery and continuously dealing damage every turn.

But it only has an 80% probability of being applied; it works fine against some low-resistance small fry, but if the opponent's resistance is high, it is very difficult to apply.

Transcendentalists basically all have resistance to various negative statuses, it just doesn't show on the panel; as for tenacity, it only affects the probability of control-type skills.

"Well, it was only a green-quality item to begin with, so it's unrealistic to expect to use it to deal with a High-level Transcendent..."

Casually tossing the Sea Roller Bomb in her hand, Yun Mu threw it into the space within her earring.

This thing is very safe; as long as it doesn't receive stimulation from Spirituality, it is basically impossible for it to explode. However, she herself hasn't specifically tested it, so she isn't quite sure... The possibility of it exploding when encountering some special situations cannot be ruled out, so throwing it into the earring's space is more reliable.

Heh heh, the Sea Roller Bomb research and development is a success, and she also obtained the skill Alchemy, so it is time to go find Lucy and report the progress.

While at it, see how things are going with Brenna; maybe this young lady can even guide her a bit, hehehe.

"Eh, are you talking about the coolant? I've already solved it."

Inside the Laboratory, Brenna said upon hearing Yun Mu's words.

"I knew it... Wait, you've already solved it?" Yun Mu was halfway through her sentence, then suddenly reacted.

"Yes, it's already solved." Brenna looked at her with a smile and said: "Has Miss Yun finished on your end too?"

"Oh, yes, it's finished."

Yun Mu came back to her senses, took the Sea Roller Bomb out from the earring, and brought it close to Brenna's face.

"This is..." The latter observed for a moment, then revealed an interested smile: "This is a Sea Rolling Ball seed, right? How amazing, to actually think of using this thing to replace the Hardwood Chestnut."

"Well, it's just so-so." Hearing her praise, Yun Mu felt a bit embarrassed.

"Actually, I only found out about this plant by accident while chatting with the crew members..." She told Brenna about the process of refining the Sea Roller Bomb, and the latter, after hearing her experience, also began to excitedly talk to her about her own refining process.

"Hehehe, this feeling is really interesting." Brenna said with a soft laugh: "This is my first time discussing study-related matters with someone of a similar age."

"It's more interesting than I expected!"

"It's like that... as long as there is a common topic, talking about anything is very interesting!" Yun Mu recalled the time when she was in school before she transmigrated.

Facing classmates with common topics, everyone could chat quite happily.

It's just a pity that there were too few people who could chat with her.

The girls were either discussing certain celebrities or talking about variety shows; she knew nothing about that. This feeling was especially obvious before morning class, when the homeroom teacher required everyone to sing a song together every day.

Listening to them discuss information about singers and the like, Yun Mu was completely at a loss.

As for the boys... damn it, most of them only knew how to play mobile games, and not many liked watching anime, or perhaps it was just that she hadn't found—or the whole class couldn't find—a single person who read web novels.

No, it's not that no one read them.

It's just that everyone only knew books like *Certain Continent*, *Certain Firmament*, and *Certain Dragon*.

They are all too old, you jerks!

"Speaking of which, how is the design of the Princess coming along?"

As the two chatted, the topic unconsciously turned to the design draft on the table.

"Hmm... there are still some problems that haven't been solved, but after learning Alchemy, I finally have some ideas, it's just..." Brenna frowned slightly when she said this.

"Just?"

Yun Mu was a bit puzzled; isn't it a good thing that the problems can be solved smoothly?

Why does Brenna look like she is a bit troubled?

"Uh, that, how should I put it..." Brenna gently stirred her hair with one hand, her eyes dodging a bit: "It might sound a bit childish to say it out loud..."

"I feel that using Alchemy to complete the mecha design gives me an uncomfortable feeling. That, other Master-level Mechanics all create their own mechanical creations by relying on their techniques. I consider myself no worse than them; under the same conditions, I also want to design the perfect mecha relying solely on my own strength..."

"But!"

Brenna took a deep breath: "Even if it feels uncomfortable, I still want to use this cheating method to become a Master-level Mechanic. If you ask why..."

She looked at Yun Mu and said word by word: "I want to keep up with you, Miss Yun!"

"Although I don't know how much longer I can walk alongside you, and I don't know when your strength will reach a level I need to look up to, but at least for now, I want to walk in front of you—"

"I am very worried about you. You are so mysterious, have so many secrets, and are entangled with so many gods. Promise me, you will protect yourself well, okay?"

Why did things turn out like this? Weren't they just chatting about daily topics a moment ago? Facing Brenna's gaze, Yun Mu took a deep breath and then answered seriously: "I cherish my life very much, of course I will protect myself well!"

"Hmph, it better be true."

With a soft huff, Brenna realized what she had just said, and with a flushed face, she turned away: "Fine, fine, I need to continue drafting the design blueprints for the Princess! You, you, you, get out!" Seeing Yun Mu standing there in a daze, unmoved, she immediately pushed Yun Mu's back in a huff and chased her out of the Laboratory.

With a muffled "bang," the Laboratory door was closed by Brenna.

"... What is all this."

Shaking her head in a daze, Yun Mu turned and left.

As the Captain of the Xiangyang, she actually still had many things she could do.

For example—playing cards with the idle crew members.

*Cough cough*, having finally completed her study goals, what was wrong with relaxing a little?

She was also fostering friendship with the crew! "Ugh, why did I say something like that..."

After Yun Mu left the Laboratory, Brenna lay on the table with her hands covering her face, wishing she could crawl into the gaps between the cabin floorboards.

She had been very emotional when she said it, spilling out all the thoughts in her mind from these past few days in one breath, but after the words were out, she realized how mushy they were.

"Ugh... looking at Miss Yun's reaction, she should be fine. I hope she won't bring this up again when we meet next time..."

"Damn it, am I an idiot?"

Heral Calendar year 4243, November 8th, 11 days until arrival at the Orc Federation.

"Finally finished!"

Inside the Laboratory of the Xiangyang cabin, Brenna had heavy dark circles under her eyes, but her eyes were bright and spirited as she looked at the Steam Mecha standing before her.

Relying on the power of Alchemy, she had finally overcome numerous difficulties and created the complete version of the Princess!

Although it was named the Princess, the mecha in front of her looked like it had absolutely nothing to do with the word "princess."

The dark gray body emitted a cold luster under the light. After removing the original heavy shield, the mecha looked much more agile as a whole. Replacing it were eight folding shields that could be deployed at any time from the shoulders, legs, waist, and both sides of the cockpit.

These shields not only replaced the function of the original large metal shield and could protect multiple directions simultaneously, but they could also be used to stabilize the body so it wouldn't be Overturned by the recoil of the cannons.

And after removing the shield, more weapons could be mounted on the mecha's two arms.

Yun Mu's Thunder God Mecha had previously left a deep impression on Brenna, so she moved the four 188mm cannons that were originally on the mecha's back to its arms, and added two machine guns to the sides of the shoulders.

Besides that, the back, which was previously used to mount the 188mm cannons, was replaced with rockets that had a longer range and could be used against both air and ground targets.

This was already the mounting limit for the Princess; continuing to add weapons would only make it look bloated, and besides, it couldn't carry that much ammunition.

Ordinary Steam Mecha would never carry rockets because that stuff took up too much space, and basically, after one round of firing, there would be no ammunition left.

But Brenna was different; she could store the ammunition in the spatial item she carried with her, and after using it up, she could replenish it at any time, never needing to worry about the mecha's ammunition capacity.

"Whew."

Taking a nervous deep breath, Brenna got up and climbed into the cockpit of the Princess, then her fingers quickly started up the various systems.

Princess, sortie!

Heral Calendar year 4243, November 10th, light snow.

The Xiangyang successfully arrived in the waters of the Orc Federation; before this, Brenna had successfully promoted to Master.

"The Ether here is really monotonous..."

Yun Mu stood on the deck of the Xiangyang, reaching out to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.

Just as she had learned before, because the Orc Federation used Magic Technology, the Ether in the atmosphere was constantly being extracted and purified.

And after that purified Ether was used, it would be released back into the air, becoming stained with new information again.

So although the total amount of Ether had not changed, the information recorded within the Ether became very monotonous. For example, in the area where Yun Mu was currently located, one could basically only feel information like sea, air, and water flowing within the Ether in the air.

No wonder Transcendental could not advance in this kind of place.

"Whew." Brenna stood beside her, gently exhaling a puff of hot air.

"So the countries bordering the Federation basically all hate them, and the Frost Kingdom is no exception."

"If this situation of monotonous Ether were to spread to other countries, we who haven't mastered Magic Technology would just be lambs waiting to be slaughtered by the Federation."

"In this situation, the Federation actually hasn't been destroyed by the surrounding countries yet." Hearing Brenna's words, Yun Mu said with some confusion.

"... The Federation is not weak. Even if they know it is a threat, it is very difficult for countries to unite to deal with it."

"No one wants to be at the forefront." She paused, then added: "Besides, no one knows the thoughts of the god who created Magic Technology—the God of Decay and Necromancy."

"However, the Federation doesn't seem to have any intention of expanding, and for thousands of years, it has maintained its current state."

"I once heard some merchants discussing their true thoughts about the Federation. Do you want to hear them?" Brenna asked Yun Mu.

"Of course I want to hear it, since you've already brought it up." Yun Mu looked at her, speechless.

"Haha..." Noticing her gaze, Brenna smiled embarrassedly: "According to the merchants, although the Federation's cities are very developed, one can only feel the coldness of money there."

"If they had to choose where to settle down, they would definitely not live there."

"How come it feels like everything I'm hearing is negative news?" Yun Mu muttered thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, this sense of déjà vu..."

"When the Federation was first established, its reputation was much better than it is now." Brenna heard her words and explained: "At that time, the Federation was still called the Hope Country, the land without gods."

"The people overthrew the rule of the Beastkin God, ended thousands of years of tyranny, the world's first federal system country, the city of equality and progress, Velocainocata."

"Ha, when exactly did it start to become like this?" Brenna chuckled softly, then said no more.

Yun Mu didn't have anything to say for the moment either, so the two of them silently watched the snow scene, watching the Xiangyang move forward with the sea breeze. "Ah, Miss Yun, and Princess!"

About five minutes later, Lita stood on the deck below them and called out to them.

"Good morning, Lita. Huh?"

Yun Mu gave a soft "huh," and within the range of her Blood Perception, she discovered that the smell of Lita's blood seemed to have changed somewhat.

"You've promoted to Second-tier Elite?"

"Yes, just last night." Lita looked very happy.

"Didn't I say before that the domain I have mastered is Sea Pressure?"

"These days, when the ship stopped sailing, I often went down for some Swimming, and before I knew it, I had advanced."

"Would Miss Yun Shu like to spar with me in Swordsmanship?" Lita invited, her hands itching for a fight.

(End of chapter)